Ross Valley Players Presents EMILIE: LA MARQUISE DU CHATELET DEFENDS HER LIFE TONIGHT

For the third selection in their 87th season, ROSS VALLEY PLAYERS is pleased to present the dramatic comedy Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Award winning playwright Lauren Gunderson (Lanford Wilson Award). A highly theatrical, fast, funny, sexy rediscovery of one of history's most intriguing women, Emilie defends her life and loves...and ends up with both a formula and a legacy that permeates history. Strong language, mild adult themes. Gunderson, a San Francisco-based playwright, is the second most-produced playwright of the 2016-17 season, and the most-produced living playwright in America.

Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight begins with a preview on Thursday, January 12th and runs through Sunday, February 5th. Opening night is Friday, January 13th at 8PM. www.rossvalleyplayers.com

Emilie du Châtelet was an 18th century French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and the toast of the Age of Enlightenment. So why then is she not better known? Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight resurrects this fascinating personality. Brought back from the dead, Emilie is determined to answer the questions that haunted her dying moments on Earth: Was I right? Was I loved? As she travels back in time to revisit key moments in her scientific and emotional journeys, the full extent of her remarkably prescient legacy is revealed in this smart, surprising and sexy portrait of a true genius. Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight is directed Patricia Miller.

Performances are Thursday, January 12th (Preview Night) through Sunday, February 5th, with Opening Night on Friday, January 13th at 8PM. Thursday performances are at 7:30PM; Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM; Sunday matinees at 2PM.

All performances take place at the Barn Theatre, home of the Ross Valley Players - 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA 94957.

Ticket prices are $27 general admission and $15 for under the age of 25. Thursday night tickets prices are $22 general admission and $12 for under the age of 25. Pay-What- You-Will is on Preview Night - Thursday, January 12th ($10 minimum donation suggested).

Audience members are invited to participate in "Talkback" with the director and actors after the matinee performances on Sunday, January 22nd and 29th. Buzz at the Barn, a pre-show cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres and wine, will take place on Saturday, January 14th at 7PM. To order tickets, call 415-456-9555, ext. 1 or visit www.rossvalleyplayers.com.

Now in its 87th year, Ross Valley Players, a non-profit arts organization, is the oldest continually operating community theater on the West Coast. Created in 1930 as a way to escape the hardships of the Depression, Ross Valley Players has introduced live theater to thousands of Marin residents over the years. Each year, RVP presents a regular season of six full productions, running a total of 30 weeks. RVP offers special events and short-term productions outside the regular season. Plays include recent Broadway material, popular plays, classic theater, and a selection of works by well-known playwrights from around the world. RVP features all genres: comedy, drama, mysteries, and musicals. Their Ross Alternative Works (RAW) program presents short run, minimal set productions of original scripts by Bay Area playwrights.